Attachment for suction cleaners



April 29, 1930.

T. J. MOORE ATTACHMENT FOR SUCTION CLEANERS Filed April 21, 1928 P t n ein 9 1930 I UNITED STA rnoms r. noonh, or

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arucn'umvr ron suc'rxon onmmaas Application filed April 21,

'My invent-ion relates generally to attachments for household suctioncleaners, the suction of which is usually derived froma fan driven by anelectric-motor and the appa-- ratus is supported upon ground-wheels by 1means .of which the erator may readily move the cleaner over t e floorin the cleaning operation. i There are several difierent constructionsof these portable cleaners now 10 in extensive use, and variousdetachable appliances are us edwith them in order to inv cre'ase'theirfacilities and usefulness and to render house-work easier. One of theprin- I cipal objects of my present invention is to provide a floorrubbing or polishing attache ment, which maybe easily and removablysecured underneath the suction-cleaner, so that not only is the fulldead weight of the same thus utilized as a pressure element for holdingmy appliance downto its work on the floor, but the cleaner,'includingthe handle, is used as the supporting and operating means by which theoperator may apply my device in its assigned work. Other objects'of myinvention will appear from the hereinafter detailed description of theimprovements.

I have illustrated a type of my invention in the accompanying drawings,-wherein;

Figure 1, shows a side elevation of ,an ordinary type of suction cleanerwith my improved device removably secured to the I ground-wheels beneaththe same, so as to take in practically the whole area of the basevpreferred the motor of the cleaner may be of the-cleaner. p Figure 2,shows'aperspecti've view of my device detached from the cleaner.

1 Figure 3, shows an enlarged view of a detail of the releasable:fastener, the plane of through the axis of a ground wheel. "Referring tothe drawin'g's,'1 designates an ordinary suctioncleaner, having theusual handle 2,;andtwo fo'rward'and one rear ground-wheel 3, upon whichthe cleaner is supported and which serve. to permit its 1 movementoverj-the floor, in the operation of} cleaning the same.

, I My: attachment comprises aflat rectangw' f lar-shaped body or'member5, made of durable material and preferably of suflicient the sectionbeing in the vertical and passing 1928. Serial mi'.-271,eea.

length and width to include in its horizontal" area, the basal area ofthe cleaner, so that the v ground-wheels 3, lie some distance from theadjacent edges of the memberwhen it is secured in place beneath thecleaner. Thus the body has a substantial area in order that it may notonly have a large working-surface for acting'upon the floor undertreatment but also to enable the body to be so positioned beneath theentire cleaner structure as to re-.

ceive its total weight thereon. The large size of the body serves alsoto give a strong and solid quality to the assembled structure so thatall of the various strains thrown upon the same may be well resisted andthe device made more perfect in its operation.

The underside of the member or plate 5, is faced with a brush surface6,made, of ordinary bristles, and for this purpose there may be used anyof the several well known waxing or polishing brush materials or meansvnow on the market. It will also be noted that any other well-knownkindof surface material may be applied to the. member 5, instead ofthebristles, as the character of the material may vary according to thecharacter of the work to be done on the floor, such as ordinary dust ordirt cleaning, or waxing, or.

polishing or rubbing down the surface of The forward end of the memberor plate. 5, is forked or recessed at 7, to receive the suction nozzle8, of the cleaner, so that if run and the suction opentio'n performed,

'while the attachment is inservice, With this arrangement, the dirt orforeign matter loose'ned rom the floor by my attachment, will be takenup by the suction and thus removed,

thereby giving a cleaner polished or rubbed surface. v

The member 5, is provided with springcatches or-clips 9, 9,on the upperside thereof,

, one being arranged for each groundwheel 3,

=erativeposit1on and also quickly andeasily removed when so desired. Inusin he attachment, it is secured in place beneath the cleaner andreceives the full weight thereof. The operator then movesthe apparatusback and forth over the floor by means of the operating-handle 2, in themanner of operating I the cleaner in its ordinary use. The weight of thecleaner itself, added to the weight of the attachment, which may be madeespecially heavg if desired, givest e desired pressure on the oor of thepolishing or waxing brush surface and thus it is made to replace 7 thewell known heavily weighted waxingbrushes. In addition to the deadweight of the com- I bined apparatus, the operator in actuating the sameby means of the handle applies considerable pressure thereto and thismay be increased as he wishes, so that all told, great pressure isapplied against the floor surface by the bristles 'or rubbing surface ofmy device. The member 5, has its entire exposed edgecovered with a softmaterial 11, to prevent g marring or injuring any objectwith which themember may collide in operating the attachment. Having thus described myinvention,'what Iclaim' and desire to secure by Letters Patv ent is:.

1. The combination with a portable suction floor cleaner havingground-wheels for engaging the floor and provided at one end with asuction-nozzle, of a floor rubbing device comprising a member having anarea substantially suflicient to include said ground wheels when placedbeneath said cleaner and to receive the weight of the superimposedcleaner, one edge-of said member being cut- 0 away to fit around saidnozzle, said member being provided with releasable'fasteners forremovably en aging said cleaner to'hold it in place, the nn erside ofsaid member being provided with rubbing means for engaging and actingupon the floor. I

2. The combination with a portable suction floor cleaner havingground-wheels for engaging the floor, of a floor-rubbing devicecomprising a member having an area sub- 'stantially sufiicient toinclude vsaid groundwheels when placed beneath said cleaner and adaptedto receive the weight of the supermposed cleaner, said device beingprovided with spring-clips-for removably engaging the 65' rims of saidground-wheels to sustain the device in operative position,, theunderside of said member being provided with rubbing means for engagingand acting upon the Signedat New York city, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, this 17th 7 day of April, 1928. Y v THOMAS JMOORE.

